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Notice!A new version of Kaspersky Virus Scanner has been released on August 8, 2006. If you have installed a previous version, you must unistall that program first before installing the new version. To uninstall, please go to the computer control panel and select "Add/Remove Programs." Close all Internet Explorer windows before uninstalling the Kaspersky Online Scanner.

Click on Kaspersky Online Scanner

You will be promted to install an ActiveX component from Kaspersky, Click Yes.Note for Internet Explorer 7 users: If at any time you have trouble with the accept button of the licence, click on the Zoom tool located at the right bottom of the IE window and set the zoom to 75 %. Once the license accepted, reset to 100%.

The program will launch and then start to download the latest definition files.

Once the scanner is installed and the definitions downloaded, click Next.

Now click on Scan Settings

In the scan settings make that the following are selected:

Scan using the following Anti-Virus database:

Extended (If available otherwise Standard)

Scan Options:

Scan Archives

Scan Mail Bases

Click OK

Now under select a target to scan select My Computer

The scan will take a while so be patient and let it run. Once the scan is complete it will display if your system has been infected.

You should indeed have an infected file, probably a rar or zip archive containing 5 objects but I can't locate it since the Kaspersky log got cut off. Can you please post the rest of the log starting after the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys lines.

It's the reboot.exe in Smitfraud fix who is labeled as riskware, nothing to worry about. It is not a virus, but a program used to reboot the computer.
Antivirus programs cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert the user.

Your computer is clean.

please follow these simple steps in order to keep your computer clean and secure:

Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office Updates

Visit Microsoft's Windows Update Site frequently. This will ensure your computer has always the latest security updates available installed on your computer. If there are new updates to install, install them immediately, reboot your computer, and revisit the site until there are no more critical updates.

If you are running Microsoft Office, or any application of it, go to the Microsoft's Office Update site and make sure you have at least all the critical updates installed.

If you have trouble with Windows Update, you still can get all the Critical Updates, Security Fixes and Service Packs. Below are a few links to bookmark.

Release Notes for Internet Explorer 7http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspxThese Release Notes give you information about installing Internet ExplorerÂ® 7 and contain information about known issues and possible workarounds for those issues.

SpywareBlasterSpywareBlaster will add a large list of programs and sites into your Internet Explorer settings that will protect you from running and downloading known malicious programs.You can download SpywareBlaster hereA tutorial can be found here

SpywareGuardIt provides a degree of real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to SpywareBlaster's protection method. An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if a virus is detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware. And you can easily have an anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard. It also features Download Protection and Browser Hijacking Protection.You can download SpywareGuard hereA tutorial can be found here

IE-SPYADIE-SPYAD puts over 5000 sites in your restricted zone, so you'll be protected when you visit innocent-looking sites that aren't actually innocent at all. It basically prevents any downloads, cookies, scripts from the sites listed, although you will still be able to connect to the sites.You can download IE-SPYAD hereA tutorial can be found here

Hosts FileA Hosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well known ad, spyware sites etc. Basically, this prevents your coputer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1 which is your local computer.A tutorial tutorial can be found here

MVPS Hosts FileYou can download the MVPS Hosts File hereFurthermore the website contains useful tips and links to other resources and utilities.

Bluetack's Hosts File and Hosts ManagerEssentially based on the research made by Webhelper, Andrew Clover and Eric L. Howes, it contains most if not all the known spyware sites, sites responsible for hijacks, rogue apllications etc...Download Bluetack's Hosts file hereDownload Bluetack's HostsManager here

Free Spyware Detection and Removal Programs

Ad-AwareIt scans for known spyware on your computer. These scans should be run at least once every two weeks.You can download Ad-Aware hereA tutorial can be found here

Spybot - Search & DestroyIt scans for spyware and other malicious programs. Spybot has preventitive tools that stop programs from even installing on your computer. You can download Spybot - S&D hereA tutorial can be found here

Before adding any other Spyware Detection and Removal programs always check the Rogue Anti-Spyware List for programs known to be misleading, mistaken, or just outright "Foistware". You will find the list here

AVG Anti-Spyware (formerly Ewido)

Realtime protection against these threats:

Hijackers and SpywareSecure surfing in the Internet without fear of annoying changes of the start page of your browser, tracking cookies and advertising bars.

WormsNobody should receive e-mails in your name with malicious files in the appendix anymore.

DialersSecurity against all kinds of dialers. No fear when receiving the next phone bill.

Most of you will have already the trial version of this software, which is an excellent program and particularly good at catching trojans. If you find it useful you might want to consider buying the full program. When the trial period ends the following features will stop working:

Scheduled scans.

Real-time monitoring of the entire system.

Memory Scan detects active threats.

Self-protection at kernel layer guarantees gapless monitoring.

Automatic online-update.

The manual memory scan will work in the free version and you can manually update the definitions by clicking on the "Start Update" button under Manual update in the update module.

You can download AVG Anti-Spyware hereAVG Anti-Spyware manual updates. Download the Full database to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder and install it by double clicking the file. Make sure that AVG Anti-Spyware is closed before installing the update.

WinPatrol

WinPatrol uses a heuristic approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment. Traditional security programs scan your hard drive searching for previously identified threats. WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge. You'll be removing dangerous new programs while others download new reference files.

Detect & Neutralize Spyware.

Detect & Neutralize ADware.

Detect & Neutralize Viral infections.

Detect & Neutralize Unwanted IE Add-Ons.

Detect & Restore File Type Changes.

Automatically Filter Unwanted Cookies.

Avoid Start Page Hijacking.

Detect changes to HOSTS & critical system files.

Kill Multiple Tasks that replicate each other, in a single step!

Stop programs that repeatedly add themselves to your Startup List!

Starting with WinPatrol 9.5 PLUS users also get the addition of Real-time Infiltration Detection so they'll know immediately when changes are made to critical system areas. WinPatrol Free is not demo or trial software. You're welcome to use it as long as you like.You can download WinPatrol hereWinPatrol FAQ

SiteHound by Firetrust

Firetrust introduces the SiteHound Toolbar - the safe way to browse the Internet. With SiteHound, when you browse the Internet, you're shown a warning page every time you go to a site which is a known scam, potentially loads viruses or spyware on to your computer, has questionable content or anything you would not consider reasonable. You are shown a warning page with information about that site. From there you can choose to enter the site or go back. SiteHound is a free add-on to Internet Explorer. (Users of Firefox - a version for you is coming soon.) SiteHound's comprehensive database gathers the knowledge from other users and respected experts from the online security community to tell you which sites are real and which are bogus.

SiteHound will alert you when you enter a site which is known to contain:

ProcessGuard blocks rootkits, prevents spyware, guards your computer from DLL trojans...
For more information take a moment to read the Introduction and the Known Attacks information pages.
You can download Process Guard here

For advanced users : System Safety Monitor

System Safety Monitor (SSM) allows you to track down Microsoft Windows operating system activity in real-time and to prevent undesirable actions from various malware and spyware programs. SSM's main goal is to discover and block malicious actions of any application.
For more information take a moment to read the Main features of the program.
You can download SSM here

Use an AntiVirus Software

It is very important that your computer has an anti-virus software running on your machine. This alone can save you a lot of trouble with malware in the future. See the link below for a listing of some online & their stand-alone antivirus programs.
Computer Safety On line - Anti-Virus
http://www.malwareremoval.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=53#53

Update your Anti Virus Software

It is imperative that you update your Anti virus software at least once a week (Even more if you wish). If you do not update your anti virus software then it will not be able to catch any of the new variants that may come out.

Use a Firewall

I can not stress enough how important it is that you use a Firewall on your computer. Without a firewall your computer is susceptible to being hacked and taken over. Simply using a Firewall in its default configuration can lower your risk greatly. For an article on Firewalls and a listing of some available ones see the link below.
Computer Safety On line - Software Firewalls
http://www.malwareremoval.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=56#56A tutorial on Understanding and Using Firewalls can be found here

Additional Information

For more information about Spyware, the tools available, and other informative material, including information on how you may have been infected in the first place, please check out this link.

Finally, after following up on all these recommendations, why not run Jason Levine's Browser Security Tests ?
They will provide you with an insight on how vulnerable you might still be to a number of common exploits.
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/

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